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These convert pressure into voltage. When certain crystals are compressed or stretched, they exhibit a voltage across their faces, which can be utilised for various applications. The simplest example is an inexpensive 'crystal' phonocartridge: when the attached stylus vibrates in the grooves of a record, the crystal creates variations in voltage which can be amplified using an amplifier which then produces sound via a loudspeaker.

These crystals also work the other way around, compressing or expanding when voltages are applied across their faces. This is the principle behind, for example, ultrasonic cleaners -high-frequency voltages applied across the crystal results in ultrasonic vibrations.

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